Should DWI MRI be the primary screening test for stroke?

Leker, Ronen R; Keigler, Galina; Eichel, Roni; Ben Hur, Tamir; Gomori, John M; Cohen, Jose E

Leker, Ronen R; Keigler, Galina; Eichel, Roni; Ben Hur, Tamir; Gomori, John M; Cohen, Jose E.

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Leker RR; Department of Neurology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.

Int J Stroke ; 9(6): 696-7, 2014 Aug.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25043518

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Brain/pathology; Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods; Stroke/diagnosis; Stroke/pathology; Brain Ischemia/diagnosis; Brain Ischemia/drug therapy; Brain Ischemia/pathology; Cerebral Hemorrhage/diagnosis; Cerebral Hemorrhage/pathology; Diagnosis, Differential; Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging/economics; Humans; Sensitivity and Specificity; Stroke/drug therapy; Thrombolytic Therapy; Time Factors; Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods

Key words

CT; diffusion-weighted MRI; stroke; stroke mimics; thrombolysis

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Brain / Stroke / Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Guideline / Prognostic_studies / Screening_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Int J Stroke Year: 2014 Document type: Article

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